GRE Word List

RIDDLE

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum

The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.

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historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
callousbeing hardened and thickened
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
retaliateto return like for like
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
blushoutward appearance : view